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Regional Topics => Nebraska => Topic started by: River City John on March 02, 2009, 07:42:54 AM

Title: A Few of Nebraska's Native Sons & Daughters
Post by: River City John on March 02, 2009, 07:42:54 AM

(Sorry if this is off topic. :-[  Moderator may remove if desired.)

Henry Fonda
Marlon Brando
Nick Nolte
Fred & Adele Astaire
Gerald Ford
Johnny Carson
Harold Lloyd
Mari Sandoz
Willa Cather
Max Baer
Michael Biehn
Ward Bond
William Jennings Bryan
Warren Buffet
Dick Cavett
Montgomery Clift
James Coburn
David Doyle
Gorgeous George
Hoot Gibson
Rodney A. Grant
Marg Helgenberger
L. Ron Hubbard
David Janssen
Buddy Miles
Malcolm X
Robert Taylor
Larry the Cable Guy
Paul Williams
Darryl F. Zanuck

(to be continued.)

Title: Re: A Few of Nebraska's Native Sons & Daughters
Post by: Dalton Masterson on March 02, 2009, 11:22:51 PM

If its Nebraska related, its not off topic. Let er rip!


Good info, btw!

DM

Title: Re: A Few of Nebraska's Native Sons & Daughters
Post by: Delmonico on March 03, 2009, 06:58:31 PM

John, you forgot Joyce Hornaday and Verdon Speer. ::)  How could you forget them?

Title: Re: A Few of Nebraska's Native Sons & Daughters
Post by: Wymore Wrangler on March 04, 2009, 08:35:38 AM

wasn't Joel McCrae, the lead in the Musical Oklahoma from Nebraska...

Title: Re: A Few of Nebraska's Native Sons & Daughters
Post by: Texas Lawdog on March 04, 2009, 09:08:03 AM

Gordon Macrea was in Oklahoma.   Joel is the Movie Cowboy.

Title: Re: A Few of Nebraska's Native Sons & Daughters
Post by: Dalton Masterson on March 04, 2009, 12:34:17 PM

Hey, I was born in Nebraska, but only because the modern Kansas hospital was full. Am I famous enough???

 ;) ;)

DM 

Title: Re: A Few of Nebraska's Native Sons & Daughters
Post by: Texas Lawdog on March 04, 2009, 02:22:42 PM

DM, Contact Del to see if he will add you to his list.

Title: Re: A Few of Nebraska's Native Sons & Daughters
Post by: River City John on March 04, 2009, 05:30:43 PM

Quote from: Wymore Wrangler on March 04, 2009, 08:35:38 AM

wasn't Joel McCrae, the lead in the Musical Oklahoma from Nebraska...

You're thinking of Gordon MacRae, who was not born in Nebraska.(He did die here, though.)
Neither is Joel McCrae a native son.